Stripping Out Trans Fat Doesn’t Mean Adding More Saturated Fat

By

Katherine Hobson

May 26, 2010 5:56 pm ET

Changing products in the name of public health can have unintended consequences. So when trans fats fell out of favor and restrictions on their use — as in New York City — became popular, there were concerns that chefs and manufacturers would simply replace trans fats with saturated fats.